Mathematics 8

Practice Exam.
Chapters to revise and study:
- Chapter 1 - Integers and Number revision
- Chapter 3 - Fractions
- Chapter 5 - Algebra
- Chapter 7 – Equations

Structure of exam:

Writing time 1h 30 minutes

Section A is compulsory
Section B is compulsory
Section C is optional

Chapter 1: Integers

1 Use an algorithm to find these sums and differences.

a c
1 6 5 2 4 0 9
+ 8 7 + 1 7 9 3

b d
2 5 3 8 0 5 2
– 1 6 4 – 6 7 3 9
2 Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 8 and 10.

3 Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 18 and 24.

4 Evaluate the following.

a 16 b 72 c 25
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5. Use factor trees to write 108 and 225 as products of prime factors.

6 Evaluate the following.

a 4–9 b –7 + 3 c –13 – 6
7 Evaluate the following products and quotients.

a –4  8 b 36  (–4) c 9  (–5)

8 Evaluate these expressions using a = –3 and b = 8.

a –9  a b a + b  (–4)

Chapter 3: Fractions
1 Rewrite the following with a denominator of 12.

1 5 24
a 3 b 6 c 36

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54
40 81
d 72 e f
24 108

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2 Rewrite the following fractions in simplest form.

5 18 88
a 20 b 30 c 56

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 3 Evaluate the following.

2 4 1 5 1 5
 3 1 4 2
a 3 7 b 2 9 c 4 6

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2 4 8 2 7 3
1 1  1 2
d 5 5 e 3 9 f 8 11

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4 Evaluate the following.

5 2 8  1  1  2 
      1  2 
a 6 7 b 9  6  c 2  3 

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3 4 11  3  7  1 
     2  1 
7 5 e 12  8  f 10  5 
d

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 Chapter 5: Algebra

1 Substitute m = 3 and n = 5 to evaluate the following expressions.

8m  6
a 9 b mn  7m

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2 Simplify the following by combining like terms.

a 8k  6k  3k b 10x  4 x  5  7

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c 9 p  8q  2 p  7q d 6a  4ab  b  5a  ab

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3 Simplify the following.

a 3a  bc  4d b 6rs  8st

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6xy 25m 2 n
c 9yz d 15mn 2

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4 Simplify the following expressions.

6n 4n 7x x
 
a 7 7 b 8 2

8 Simplify the following expressions.

7a 3b 5k 6k
 
a 8 5 b 9 15

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3e f 4x 8yz
 
c 4 8 d 27 9x

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9 Expand the brackets in each expression and then combine like terms where possible.

a 5(4x – 7) b –3(9 + 2y)

c 4x(8 – 7y) d 2(x + 9) + 5x

a 18 and 24 b 20x and 45xy c 12ab2 and 16ba

11 Factorise the following expressions.

a 12 – 8m b 9n + 24

c 6a – 15ab d 18cde + 12def

Chapter 7: Equations

1 Write an equation for each of the following scenarios. You do not need to solve the equations.

a n multiplied by 2 then add 3. The result is 7.

b the sum of x and y is equal to 8

c the product of a and b gives 24.

a a + 5 = 18 b 6b = -42 c 3c – 9 = 6

d 10 + 4d = -26 e 27 – 3e = 18 f 4 – 7f = 25

3 Solve the following equations algebraically.

a 3b c7
4 9 9
5 b 2 c 3
a

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6d 16 3e f
8  2  11 4 7
7 e 5 f 8
d

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4 Solve each of the following equations by first expanding any brackets.

a 6(a – 3) = 24 b 3(2d – 9) + 5d = 105